The Juneau-Douglas drill team received a 'Superior' rating for their Western themed routine called Footloose during the dance adjudication competitions Saturday at Ketchikan's Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. Staff photo by Hall Anderson

The Juneau-Douglas drill team received a 'Superior' rating for their Western themed routine called Footloose during the dance adjudication competitions Saturday at Ketchikan's Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. Staff photo by Hall Anderson

The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears boys and girls took any bragging rights for top Southeast basketball team away from 3A champion Sitka on Saturday.

The JDHS girls topped 3A region champ Sitka 50-44. Leading 12-8 after one period of play and 23-19 at the break the Crimson Bears showed resolve by regaining a lead they lost at the end of the third quarter when they trailed 34-33. Gabi Fenumiai was unstoppable against Sitka’s Sariah Ady inside. Fenumiai scored a game-high 26 points and wing Esra Siddeek added 18, Marissa Brakes six, Kaitlin Fagerstrom and Kayla Balovich two apiece. Ady led the Wolves with 14 points, Sid Riggs nine, Megan Reid eight, Hunter Huddleston five, Kelsie Kubitch and Katina Wathen four apiece.

The JDHS boys kept an aggressive Sitka Wolves team from getting Southeast bragging rights with a 42-36 win. Sitka took a 13-11 first quarter lead, JDHS regained the quarter break advantage at 23-22 and the third quarter spread with 36-34 and then defensively put the clamps on the Wolves, allowing just two buckets in the final eight minutes of play.

The Sitka boys defeated Mt. Edgecumbe 53-48 on Friday for the 3A Region championship and number one southeast seed for state. The Braves battled back through the losers bracket to defeat Metlakatla 59-47 on Saturday for the number two state seed.

The Sitka girls earned the 3A southeast one seed for state tourney play by stopping Craig 48-37 in the championship game on Friday. The Lady Panthers battled through the losers bracket to defeat Mt. Edgecumbe 58-52 on Saturday for the number two seed from southeast.

The Yakutat Eagles’ boys defeated the Hydaburg Warriors 55-52 in the 2A championship game and the Eagles are the number one southeast seed for state. The Warriors battled back in the losers bracket to defeat Thorne Bay 66-37 for the second seed to state.

The Klawock Lady Chieftains defeated Yakutat 62-57 in overtime for the 2A girl’s championship and the number one seed to state. Yakutat went through the loser’s bracket and defeated Skagway 39-28 for the number two seed at state.